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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (pages 151 - 200).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Carl Jung write towards the end of his life that Cantu cites on page 163?
(a) It is always useful to have someone on a lower run that oneself.
(b) We are again living in an age filled with apocalyptic images of universal destruction.
(c) Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and I took the one less traveled by.
(d) Man has always had the capacity for war.

2. What do the Border Patrol agents who have processed dead bodies tell Cantu is the worst thing about the work?
(a) The smell.
(b) The sight.
(c) The heat.
(d) The sound.

3. In 2008, which of the following writers conducted interviews with a former cartel hit man?
(a) Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
(b) Charles Bowden.
(c) Christopher Hitchens.
(d) Martin Bradley.

4. On page 101, which elderly relative of Cantu's dies?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His great-Uncle Roberto.
(c) His great-grandmother.
(d) His great-Aunt Frances.

5. Why does Jose go back to Mexico for several weeks on page 176?
(a) His mother is dying and he wants to see her and be with her.
(b) He needs to pick up some important documents he left there.
(c) He has a home there he is selling.
(d) He wants to interview for a job there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following exercise is included in Cantu's Border Patrol training?

2. Which city did Cantu's grandfather come from?

3. What does Jose share with Cantu every morning?

4. What does the sicario say his dreams made him realize about his work and private lives?

5. What does Cantu's mother tell him is her impression of the Border Patrol agency?

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